The difference between a good show and a great show is often the person behind the mixer. Here is how to find a reliable sound engineer, what to ask them, and what to pay.
You can be the best musician in the room, but if your vocals are clipping and the kick is eating the mix, nobody will notice. Here is how to run your own sound and actually get it right.
An announced show does not fill itself. Half your effort is booking the gig. The other half is making sure anyone cares. Here is a 6-week promotion plan that works.
A two-month residency is worth more than ten one-off gigs. Here is how to find venues open to residencies, pitch one that sticks, and turn a weekly slot into steady income.
A hospitality rider is not a diva wish list. It is the document that stops your band from showing up to a gig with no parking, no food, and no idea who to call. Here is how to write one that works.
Upload up to 6 audio stems, assign each to a 5.1 surround channel, set gain and pan, and export a 6-channel WAV file. Ideal for film composers and game audio designers.
Measure sound levels in real time using your microphone. Peak detection and level history.
Ear training game for identifying major, minor, diminished, and augmented triads by sound. Five difficulty levels with harmonic and arpeggiated playback modes. No sign-up required.
Primavera Sound is a multi-day music festival held annually at Parc del Forum in Barcelona, Spain, known for its curated indie, alternative, and electronic lineups. The 2026 edition ran June 3 to 7, headlined by The xx, Gorillaz, The Cure, Doja Cat, and Massive Attack. The 2027 edition is set for June 3 to 5.
Epidemic Sound is a Stockholm-based music and sound effects licensing platform with a 100% IP-owned catalog of 55,000+ tracks and 250,000+ sound effects. Founded in 2009, soundtracks over 3.5 billion daily views on YouTube and TikTok. Offers direct licensing with upfront payments and 50/50 royalty splits for artists.
Hollywood Edge is a sound effects library company that produces and distributes premium sound effects collections for film, TV, advertising, and digital media. The company's catalog of 69,411 sound effects is now owned and distributed by Sound Ideas, which acquired all Hollywood Edge collections. Together with Sound Ideas' own library, the combined catalog offers over 520,000 sound effects.
